OFF-SEASON CLINIC A HIT.Byline: Mark Baker The Register-Guard After the 14 boys had sprinted for the `W' in the middle of the Willamette High School Willamette High School is a school in Eugene, Oregon. Willamette, or "Wil-Hi," is located in the Bethel-Danebo area of west Eugene, and is the only high school in the Bethel School District. gymnasium gymnasium In Germany, a state-maintained secondary school that prepares pupils for higher academic education. This type of nine-year school originated in Strasbourg in 1537. and taken a seat, the school's head baseball coach, Mark Klopp, asked if there were any questions. The smallest of the bunch, 8-year-old Josh JOSH Joshua JOSH Job Scheduling Hierarchically Hendrickson, shot his hand into the air and said: "My dad's a coach!" Well, they really didn't come to ask questions, anyhow an·y·how adv. 1. In whatever way or manner; however: I'll cook it anyhow you like. They came anyhow they could  by boat, train, or plane. . They
came to play baseball.
The boys of summer were indoors Saturday. No baseball diamond. No smell of freshly mowed grass or grass-stained pants for Mom to worry about. Just unbridled enthusiasm and an eager willingness to learn the fundamentals of the game - hitting, catching, throwing and fielding. The Willamette Area Babe Babe Paul Bunyan’s blue ox; straightens roads by pulling them. [Am. Lit.: Fisher, 270] See : Strength Ruth organization held a first-ever winter clinic for area children ages 8 to 10 Saturday in an attempt to increase interest in what used to be America's favorite pastime. A second clinic will be held today for ages 11 to 14. "We just want to get kids involved," said Howard Metzel, director for Willamette Area Babe Ruth. Babe Ruth League Babe Ruth League is a youth baseball program. The organization's headquarters are on Lawrence Township, New Jersey, United States. In 1951, a group of men dedicated to the youth of America met in a suburb of Trenton, New Jersey, and formed what became the very first Babe baseball is a national youth league organization that started in Hamilton Township There are several places named Hamilton Township in the United States:
Tryouts begin in February and coaches want to get the word out, said Don Leber, vice president of the Willamette Area Babe Ruth board. Numbers were down a bit last spring, Metzel said, so the organization decided to hold a clinic while kids are out of school for the holidays. "I just think there's a lot more stuff available to kids now," said Klopp, a 1974 graduate of Willamette High who will coach the school's varsity baseball team for the first time this spring after years of running the junior varsity junior varsity n. Abbr. JV A high-school or college team that competes in interschool sports on the level below varsity. Noun 1. program. "It's just harder and harder to get that athlete base." The boys who showed up Saturday got a chance to show their stuff to Klopp and his entire Willamette High coaching staff. "He's been talking about it for a week," said Jim Hendrickson, Josh's father, who has coached his son in Kidsports baseball the past two springs and plans to coach him in Babe Ruth ball this spring. His first time in the batting cages Noun 1. batting cage - a movable screen placed behind home base to catch balls during batting practice cage baseball equipment - equipment used in playing baseball , with balls whizzing by at 40 to 45 mph, didn't deter Josh's enthusiasm. In fact, he smacked about every other pitch that came his way, despite weighing barely 50 pounds. "It zinged me a little bit," Josh said after stepping out of the cage, referring to how the bat-on-ball contact stung stung v. Past tense and past participle of sting. stung Verb the past of sting Adj. 1. his hands. Other players were all smiles. And the only thing that might have wiped the grin off the face of 9-year-old Alex Torres is if you had told him this was really a dental clinic. "He put his cleats, his mitt, his helmet, his bat - everything, in his bag last night so he'd be ready to go," said Alex's mother, Debbey Torres. Although he plays basketball and football, too, baseball is by far Alex's favorite sport, he said. "Because you get to hit the ball and run bases and you get to tag people out," Alex said. "And more people should try out because we could use more teams." BABE RUTH BASEBALL CLINIC Noun 1. baseball clinic - a meeting at which baseball players receive special evaluation and instruction; "a summer baseball clinic for promising young players" clinic - meeting for diagnosis of problems and instruction or remedial work in a particular activity What: Baseball clinic for Willamette High School area kids ages 11 to 14 When: 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. today Where: East gym at Willamette High School, 1801 Echo Hollow Road Cost: $20 includes T-shirt CAPTION(S): Josh Hendrickson, 8, (far right) jokes with friends during a Babe Ruth baseball clinic Saturday at Willamette High School. Organizers hoped the off-season clinic would raise interest in the league. "He's been talking about it for a week," Josh's father, Jim Hendrickson, said of his son. Young players take a swing at playing their favorite sport indoors B a s e b a l l |
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